The Designated Assessment Organisations Officers might come across applicants who list the following as the primary occupation in their applications: Specialist physician – NOC 3111 or, General practitioners and family physicians – NOC 3112 or, Pharmacist – NOC 3131 These individuals would need to submit an equivalency assessment (ECA report) issued by a designated professional

Appendix D – Federal Skilled Workers – Assessing Against the Selection Criteria Officers would need to determine whether skilled workers, as members of the Federal Skilled Worker Class, have the ability to establish themselves economically in Canada. For this purpose, they would need to evaluate the applicants vis-à-vis the selection criteria specified under R76 (1).

The Centralised Intake Office (CIO) will review the application in detail. It will carefully consider all the information and documentation provided by the applicant. Thereafter, it will determine whether the applicant meets the minimum requirements for skilled workers. Note: The Centralised Intake Office (CIO) cannot use substituted evaluation for overcoming an applicant’s failure to meet